vS 4 AS PRICE 15 CENTS. 




DE WITT'S ACTING- PLAYS. 

(Number 20T.) 




SOLD AGAIN 

AND GOT THE MONEY, 



COMIC OPERETTA. 



AVRITTEN AND COMPOSED 



By ALFRED B. SEDGWICK, 

i Author of "Leap Year," "My Walking Photograph;' "Estranged;' 
" The Queerest Courtship;' " Molly Moriarty," " The Twin 
Sisters" " Circumstances alter Cases" " Manette, 
the Chatterer" etc., etc. 



TO WHICH ARE ADDED, 

A description of the Costumes— Synopsis of the Piece - Cast oi the Characters 

—Entrances and Exits -Relative Positions of the Performers on 

the Stage, and the whole of the Stage Business. 




Jfttto-gork : 
ROBERT M. DE WITT, PUBLISHER, 

No. 33 Hose Street. 




The full MS. orchestral parts of the Music of "Sold Again and got the 
Money," arranged by A. B. Sedgwick, can be obtained from Rober* 
"■^ M. De Witt, Publisher, No. 33 Rose St., New York. Price $7.50. 






DB WITT'S WSmm & COMIC D&&IU& 

Nothing so thorough and complete in the way of Ethiopian and Comic Dramas has ever 
been printed as those that appear in the following list. Not only are the plots excellent, the 
characters droll, the incidents funny, the language humorous, but all the situations, by-play, 
positions, pantomimic business, scenery and tricks are so plainly set down, and clearly ex- 
plained, that the merest novice could put any of them on the stage. Included in this catalogue 
are all the most laughable and effective pieces of their class ever produced. 

*** In ordering, please copy the figures at the commencement of each play, which indicate 
the number of the piece in " De Witt's Ethiopian and Comic Drama." 

J^" Any of the following Plays sent, postage free, on receipt of 'price— 15 Cents Each. 

Address, ROBERT M. DE WITT, 

No. 33 ftose Street, New York 

jW The figure following the name of the Play denotes the number of Scenes, 
figures in the columns indicate the number of characters. — M. male ; F. female. 



*#* Female characters are generally assumed by males in these plays. 



No. 
73. 

6. 
10. 
11. 
24. 
40. 
42. 
43. 
78. 
79. 
89. 
35. 
41. 
12. 
50. 
53. 
63. 
64. 
95. 

4. 
52. 
67. 
98. 
25. 
51. 
88. 
17. 
31. 
20. 
58. 
70. 
77. 
82. 
83. 
88. 

3. 
23. 
48. 
61. 
68. 
71. 
33. 
94. 

1. 
18. 
36. 
37. 
60. 
90. 

9. 
19. 



M. F. 

African Box, burlesque, 2 scenes. . . 5 
Black Chap from Whitechapel, 1 s. 4 

Black Chemist, sketch, 1 scene 3 

Black Ey'd William, 2 scenes 4 1 

Bruised and Cured, sketch, 1 scene. 2 

Big Mistake, sketch, 1 scene 4 

Bad Whiskey, sketch, 1 scene 2 1 

Baby Elephant, sketch, 2 scenes.. . 7 1 

Bogus Indian, sketch, 4 scenes 5 2 

Barney's Courtship, Irish, 1 scene. 1 1 
Bogus Talking Machine, Dutch 4 
Coal Heavers' Revenge, 1 scene.. 6 

Cremation, sketch, 2 scenes 8 1 

Daguerreotypes, sketch, 1 scene 3 

Draft (The), sketch, 1 act, 2 scenes. 6 

Damon and Pythias, 2 scenes 5 1 

Darkey's Stratagem, sketch, 1 act. . 3 1 
Dutchman's Ghost, sketch, 1 scene. 4 1 

Dutch Justice, sketch, 1 scene 11 

Eh ? What is it ? sketch, 1 scene. ..41 

Excise Trials, sketch, 1 scene 10 1 

Editor's Troubles, farce, in 1 scene. . 6 
Elopement (The), farce, 2 scenes. . . 4 1 
Fellow That Looks Like Me, 1 s.. . . 2 1 
Fisherman's Luck, sketch, 1 scene. 2 
First Nig lit, Dutch sketch, 4 scenes 4 2 

Ghost (The), sketch, 1 scene 2 

Glycerine Oil, sketch, 2 scenes 3 

Going for the Cup, interlude, 1 scene 4 

Ghost in a Pawnshop, 1 scene 4 

Guide to the Stage, sketch, 1 scene. 3 
Getting Square on Call Boy, 1 scene 3 
Good Night's Rest, sketch, 1 scene 3 
German Emigrant, sketch, 1 scene. 3 1 

Gripsack, sketch, 1 scene 3 

Hemmed In, sketch, 1 scene 3 1 

Hard Times, extravaganza, 1 scene. 5 1 
High Jack, the Heeler, 1 scene.. 6 

Happy Couple, sketch, 1 'scene 2 1 

Hippotheatron, sketch, 1 scene 9 

In and Out, sketch, 1 scene 2 

Jealous Husband, sketch, 1 scene 2 1 

Julius the Snoozer, 3 scenes 7 

Last of the Mohicms, 1 scene 3 1 

Live Injun, sketch, 4 scenes 4 1 

Laughing Gas, sketch, 1 scene 6 1 

Lucky Job, farce, 2 scenes 3 2 

Lost Will, sketch, 1 scene 4 

Lunatic (The), sketch, 1 scene 3 

Mutton Trial, sketch, 2 scenes 4 

Malicious Trespass, sketch, 1 scene.. 3 




No. 

44. Musical Servant, sketch, 1 scene.. 

96. Midnight Intruder (The), 1 scene. . 6 1 

101. Molly Moriarty, Irish, 1 scene 1 1 

49. Night in a Strange Hotel, 1 scene 2 

22. Obeying Orders, sketch, 1 scene... 2 1 

27. 100th Night of Hamlet, 1 scene 7 1 

30. One Night in a Bar Room, 1 scene 7 
76. One, Two, Three, sketch, 1 scene. . 7 

9. Policy Players, sketch, 1 scene 7 

57. Pompey's Patients, 2 scenes 6 

65. Porter's Troubles, sketch, 1 scene.. 6 1 
63. Port Wine vs. Jealousy, 1 scene.. 2 1 
87. Pete the Peddlar, sketch, 1 scene.. 2 1 

91. Painter's Apprentice (The), 1 s ene 5 

92. Polar Bear (The,) farce, 1 scene 5 

14. Recruiting Office, sketch, 2 scenes. 5 
26. Rival Tenants, sketch, 1 scene 4 

45. Remittance from Home, 1 scene. . . (i 

55. Rigging a Purchase, 1 scene 2 

81. Rival Artists, sketch, 1 scene 3 

7. Stupid Servant, sketch, 1 scene 2 

13. Streets of New York, sketch, 1 scene 6 

15. Sam's Courtship, farce, 1 scene 2 1 

89»Scenes on the Mississippi, 2. scenes. 6 

84. Serenade (The), sketch, 2 scenes. . . 7 
21. Scampini, pantomime, 2 scenes 6 3 

16. Storming the Fort, sketch, 1 scene. 5 

38. Siamese Twins, sketch, 2 scenes. . . 5 

46. Slippery Day, sketch, 1 scene 6 1 

56. Stage Struck Couple (The), 1 scene. 2 1 
59. Sausage Makers (The), sketch, 2 s. . 5 1 
69. Squire for a Day, sketch, 1 scene. . . 5 1 
72. Stranger (The), sketch, 1 scene — 1 1 

74. Sleepwalker (The), sketch, 2 scenes 3 
100. Three Chiefs (The), sketch, 2 scenes 6 

102. Three, A. M., sketch, 1 scene 3 1 

5. Two Black Roses (The), sketch — 4 1 
2. Tricks, sketch, 2 scenes 5 2 

31. Three Strings to One Bow, 1 scene. 4 1 

47. Take It, Don't Take It, sketch, 1 s. 2 
54. Them Papers, sketch, 1 scene 3 

28. Uncle Eph's Dream, sketch, 2 s ... 3 3 
62. Vinegar Bitters, sketch, one scene. 6 3 

29. Who Died First, sketch, 1 scene. ..31 

32. Wake up, William Henry, 1 scene. . 3 

39. Wanted, a Nurse, sketch, 1 scene.. 5 

75. Weston the Walkist, Dutch 1 scene 7 

93. What Shall I Take ? sketch, 2 scenes 8 1 

97. Who's the Actor ? farce, 1 scene. . . 4 
99. Wrong Woman in the Right Place 3 1 

85. Young Scamp (The), sketch, 1 scene 3 



SOLD AGAIN, 
AND GOT THE MONEY. 

€om'u %enfta. 

WRITTEN AND^COMPOSED BY 

ALFRED B. SEDGWICK, 



Author of "Leap Year;" "My Walking Photograph;' 1 "Estranged;" "The. 

Queerest Courtship;" "The Twin Sisters;" "Circumstances alter Cases; 11 

"Manette the Chatterer; 1 ' "Revolution; 11 "The Married Singh 

Man 11 dbc. &c. dbc. 



TO WHICH ARE ADDED, 

A DESCRIPTION OF THE COSTUMES— CAST OP THE CHARACTERS— SYNOP- 
SIS OF THE PIECE— ENTRANCES AND EXITS —RELATIVE POSI- 
TIONS OF THE PERFORMERS ON THE STAGE, AND THE 
WHOLE OF THE STAGE BUSINESS. 



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NE V YORK: 

ROBERT M. DE WITT, PUBLISHER, 

No. 33 Rose Street. 

( BETWEEN DUANE AND FRANKFORT STREETS.) 



Copyright, 1876, by Robert M. De Witt. 



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CHARACTERS REPRESENTED. _ - y yv £)^^ 

Louisa. (In love with Jack) Soprano. 

Jack Hammer. (A carpenter. In love with Louisa) Tenor. 

Jabez Bookstaver. (A book peddler. In love with the 

main chance) Baritone. 

Dr. Pompous. (In love with himself, his daughter, and butterflies) . Basso. 



TIME OF REPRESENTATION THIRTY MINUTES. 



Back Scene.— A village street. 



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COSTUMES.— Oi the present day. 

PROPERTIES.— Valise and books/Cigar box with big yellow moth in 
it for Bookstaver. Light ladder, carpenter's kit, hammer, two nails for 
Jack. Card for Dr. Pompous. Money for Jack and Pompous. 



synopsis. 



Jack Hammers worthy mechanic is desperately in love with the daughter of the 
village doctor. That gentleman, who has grown rich by quackery, despises all indus- 
trial pursuits, and forbids the marriage, giving as a reason that Jack's purse is not 
long enough, although he knows, secretly, that he is very well off. The lovers try to 
effect an elopement, but in vain, until they secure the aid of a curious genius, Jabez 
Bookstaver, a wandering book peddler, who by dint of impudence and playing on the 
doctor's vain pomposity and eccentric passion for Entomology, of which he really 
knows nothing-brings things to a happy climax. 



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Jack.— ^ 'After song,) Well, it's little use to fret. Work must do it. 
And when I have finished this house, my banking account will be pretty 
well up to the mark. So look out, Dr. Pompous! With all your pride, 
you may yet have a carpenter for a son-in-law before you are aware of 
it. (Looks into kit.) Hallo! Why I've left that packet of tenpennies 
home. Well, it's not far. I'll go back and fetch them. [Exit l. 

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pants, &c, and carries a pedler's traveling satchel. (He places it on 
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Book. — Sold again, and got no money. Too bad, too bad, upon my 
word. Here have I been these three blessed days— listening to the cluck- 
ing of the chickens, the thud, thud, thud, of the hostler as he shakes the 
hairs out of his currycomb — and chewing hard steak — but no business ! 
Haven't sold a book. Money flowing ! No business going ! If I don't 
make a strike somewhere very soon, there'll be no more money to flow. 
(Looks offij.) Ah! This respectable old Antedeluvian coming down 
the road ought to buy. I'll go and attract his attention. 

Running towards l. encounters Dr. Pompous, who enters. They both 
fall. Dr. P. gets up, rubbing himself in majestic anger. 

Book.— (Rising aside.) "Well! I attracted his attention to some pur- 
pose that time. (Aloud.) My dear Sir, excuse me. I didn't see you. 
You must know that I am an enthusiast on butterflies, and I was trying 
to catch — 

J)K.—(Wa?'ming up.) Butterflies? Say no more, my dear Sir! No 
excuse is needed. The science of Entomology lias been my darling 
amusement for years, and I would suffer anything in its cause. 

Book.— ( Who has been attentively listening, rushes to get his satchel.) 
Has it? Then permit me to offer to your notice the work of that great 
author on the subject, Dr. Yanderdickens — Louterbriggens — Baron — 
Treadonderheels — Schmidt. 

Dr. — (Waving him off pompously.) Pooh! pooh! You are behind 
the age, man ! I read that book twenty years ago. And I have written a 
reply in twelve volumes octavo, confuting every word, and showing the 
utter absurdity of all arguments therein adduced. 

Book. — (Interested.) Twelve volumes? And I, never to have seen one 
of them ! Who's your publisher ? 

Dr.— Ahem! My mate modesty has as yet interfered with my per- 
mitting them to appear in print. 

Book. — (Aside.) I'll try and talk him over. (Aloud,.) Why! what a 
great man you are, to be sure. 

Dr. — You flatter me. It is true that I have shown them to a few ad- 
miring friends who listened all day in wrapt attention — 

Book. — All day ! 

Dr. — Yes! that is till they went to sleep— I — 

Book.— Sir, your labors in this vast city (Aside.) Eighty-eight houses 
and a pig sty ! I've canvassed them all. No ! no ! no ! 1 don't mean to 
assert that I canvassed the pig sty. (Aloud.) I say, your labors in this 
Vast city must have been immense - and does you infinite credit. What 
a benefactor of the human race ! Permit me to offer to the notice of so 
prodigious a man this entirely new work. An enlarged and embellished 
edition of the great Dr Sknar's famous history of theWorld. (Speaking 
rapidly.) Herein we have a complete description of the Garden of Eden, 
illustrated by photographs taken on the spot A full account of the 
Deluge as seen by an eye witness. The rise and fall of the Roman Em- 
pire. The American Revolution — The Rochester Knockings, &c. &c. &c. 
In fact, it goes down in History so far that it actually tells you who shall 
be our next President ! Bound in calf, only ten dollars !! 



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Dr.— ( W7io has been quietly listening.) Ahem ! Any illustrations ? 

Book. — Pictures! do you mean? Why there's millions in it! There 
are steel plates by the hundred, wood engravings by the thousand, and 
chromos ! inexhaustable ! 

Dr. — Portraits V 

Book. -Everybodies under the sun— or above it. Here are authentic 
likenesses of Adam and Eve - -Brigham Young— Napoleon Buonaparte— 
and last but not least, a portrait of that juvenile but greatest of showmen, 
Phineas T. Barnum, "a hexibiting of his self!" He is— 

]) R# — Well it certainly is a most remarkable book. 

Book. — My dear friend, you are right. (Pulls out subscription book.) 
Permit me to put your name down as a subscriber. To how many copies ? 
only Ten Dollars each; may I have the satisfaction to— 

Dr. — (Waving him off.) Tut ! tut ! /never buy ! I never read books. 
I simply let you run on to see whether you were quite perfect in your 
part. My friend, you are not. You will never be fit for your business un- 
til you have had fifty thousand people say NO ! to you, and you have 
been kicked down stairs nine hundred and ninety-nine times. 

[Exit pompously into house R. 

Book.— Sold again— and not got the money. But if I don't get the 
best of that old Kangaroo yet, my name is not Jabez Bookstaver. 

[Exit L. 
Enter Louisa from the house r. 

Lou.— Oh, dear, what am I to do? I have been waiting— waiting in 
the garden. And though I have continually heard the dear delightful 
click of his hammer, by which I knew that he was near and working for 
me ! I have not had the slightest chance of a glimpse at my Jack, all 
day. I would elope at once-lmt Papa is so strict and so watchful that 
he" don't give me the slightest chance. He has even locked up all my 
best clothes ! and who would think of eloping in such a dress as this ? I 
will wait out here a little longer, and perhaps Jack will return. What a 
lovely summer evening. 



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you? 

Lou. — There is my father calling. I must run into the garden, and 
pretend to have been there all the while, or he will suspect— 

[Exits quickly through gale.] 

Re-enter Jack, singing " Hammer and nails." 

Jack.— Well ! here we are for work again. I had such a hunt for those 
nails, and I had them in my coat pocket all the time. Now for the lad- 
der. (Goes behind house and fetches it. J It's not the strongest in the 
world, although I made it. But since it was sold to old Uncle Greedy it 
has been so patched and mended and renewed that I hardly know it for 
my own work. However, it will bear my weight, I think. (Plants it 
against the house, and ascending commences to work, hammering in 
nails and singing as before.) 

[Re-enter Bookstaver, crossly L.] 

Book. — ( Speaking off. ) Sold again, and got no money! Yes, you 
old catamaran ! Slammed the door in my face ! Old fellow was right. 
Must be kicked down stairs 999 times before I know my business. I must 
buy an account book to make note of them. But really my pocket is at 
its lowest ebb. And there's the hotel bill to pay. It's growing desper- 
ate. I must think ! I'll take the advice of my friends. (Advances to 
the footlights and speaks to audience.) Now I have already taken you 
into my conlidence; you know how I am tried. Wouldn't you take 
any chance that offered ? (Pause.) Thank you. I thought so. I will 
be guided entirely by your advice, no matter what may be the result. 
But where, when, and how to go and do it. (Jack sings on ladder, 
" hammer and nails." Ha ! what do I hear? (looks up.) What do I 
see? Sublime chance. Thanks, dear public' thanks! (Runs hastily 
up ladder. It shakes. ) 

Jack. — [turning.'] Hallo ! who are you? What are you about? 

Book.— My honest friend -my very dear friend, permit me to offer to 
your notice one of the most extraordinary books in the universe. Here 
you will find an authentic account of the Deluge, as seen by an eye wit- 
ness ; a complete description of the Garden of Eden, illustrated by pho- 
tographs taken on the spot ; the Rise and Fall — 

Jack.— Stop ! stop ! or J shall fall. This ladder won't bear us both. 

Book. — At the inconsiderable price of ten dollars— and bound in calf, 
at that. 

Jack. — Which is the greatest calf, you or I? 



SOLD AGAIN, AND GOT THE MONEY. 17 

Book.— Before I can answer that question you must tell me — will you 
subscribe ? 

Jack.— (loudly.) No! 

Book.— Then, my friend, it must be j'ou! I find this ladder is very 
shaky. I'm a stronger man than you, and one hard push will break it. 
I have had no dinner for three days, and I am desperate. Put your name 
down there, (handing subscription book,) and fork over ten dollars, or 
I shall be under the painful necessity of putting you yourself down here. 
(pointing to ground.) You see, I'm master of the situation. 

Jack. — Hey ! what ! (Aside.) And think of Lou. To die so near to 
her, and without one kiss. (Aloud. ) Here, old man ! I'll sign ! (Pulls 
out money, takes book and writes in it.) 

Book. — (Coming down ladder and pocketing money.) Thanks! sen- 
sible man that you are. But I'm afraid you'll have to wait for the 93d 
edition. You see — our sales are so numerous that we have as yet been 
unable to supply all our subscribers with the first— as yet. 

Jack.— (Descends laughing.) Well, you are a scamp, sure enough; 
but evidently a good-natured one,— and just suited to my purpose. Are 
you willing to work for good pay ? 

Book. — Will a fish swim if he's put in thewater ? 

Jack. — Well, then — the owner of yonder cottage — 

Book.— Oh, I know! that pompous old chap. 

Jack,— Yes, Pompous by name, and pompous by nature. You must 
know that he has a very beautiful daughter. 

Book. — Has he, though? Don't deserve to. 

Jack.— And I am desperately in love with her. We want to be mar- 
ried, but old Pompous looks down on me, because I am a carpenter. We 
have thought of eloping, but the old cerberus is so watchful that we have 
been unable to get a chance. Now if you can contrive to call oft' his at- 
tention while we run down to the squire's and get spliced, I will add 
twenty-five dollars to the ten I've already given you. 

Book. — (Shaking Jack's hand.) Nothing easier in the world. It will 
be a labor of love. I owe the old fellow a grudge for insulting me, and I 
have been looking out for a chance to pay it. But, come along, he may 
overhear us. If ^you can communicate with the lady, I'll do it. You 
must know that I have been an actor in my time, and— 

[Exeunt talking l.] 
[Enter Dr. Pompous from house.} 

Dr.— I have my doubts whether that specimen belongs to class A orB 
of the genus — (interrupts himself.) 1 wish now that I had bought that 
book of the peddler. It would at least have assisted me in my researches. 
What a calm summer's evening. I will walk down the shady lane and 
ponder over my pet theory. It's very odd. but, as I was coming out I 
thought I heard voices in close conversation. I must have been mistak- 
en. The evening air is pure, and sound in such an atmosphere travels a 
long way. I am afraid of that scamp, Jack Hammer. I know he has 
some designs upon my daughter; but I'll be a match for him — I'll be a 
match forhim. (Going off—pauses, as — ; 
[Enter Bookstaver in a clerical costume, white choker, &c. He has a 

landing net in one hand, and a cigar box in the other. He appears 

in high glee, and pretends not to see the Doctor. 

Book. — At last ! at last ! I've got him ! I've got him ! what a treasure ! 
what a gem ! And after all these years of search. Oh, I could dance for 
joy. (Capers about. ) Such a magnificent specimen of the Perfilucius 
Humbughugious. Huzza ! huzza ! 

Dr. — (Excited.) What do I hear? Perfilusi— what, after my writing 
all those volumes to prove that there was no such insect in existence ! 



18 BOLD AGAIN, AND GOT THE MONET. 

When I have consulted — I mean insulted— Dr. Treadonderheels Schmidt 
for his asserting such a thing. Never mind — really scientific men, how- 
ever much they have doubted, are always open to conviction. (Address- 
ing Book,; My dear sir, do you really mean to say 'that you have discov- 
ered — 

Book.— (Hiding box behind Mm.) Who spoke to you, sir ! What do 
you want ? I don't know you ! 

Dr. — My good sir, (coaxingly) my name is Pompous, Dr. Pompous ! of 
this village. Ahem Here is my card. Entomology has always been 
•one of my darling pursuits. And if you have, as you say, discovered a 
specimen of the long-doubted- long-lost Humbughugious, I will give any 
reasonable price to obtain the same. 
[During this speech he has been dodging around Book, to try to get a 

glimpse of the bote. Book, backing away from him. He is so thor- 
oughly interested that he don't notice that.} 
£Jack enters from rear of house, x, hastily crosses stage to garden gate. 

Exits and returns with Louisa, who has on a Jiat and shawl. They 

recross and exit x., rapidly. Book, slily watching them.] 

Book.— Sir, it's not for sale ! Besides, what business can it be of yours 
what I have discovered ? Can't a man walk through the streetsof a coun- 
try village, without being mobbed and insulted ? 

Dr.— No insult, my dear sir ; no insult. If you will only sell me the 
contents of that box, I will give you ten— even fifteen dollars for it. 

Book.— No go, Doctor. Not to be done at the price. (Aside.) He 
nibbles. Throw a sprat and catch a gudgeon. 

Dr.— (Getting very excited.) Welli then say twenty— thirty— forty- 
fifty 

Book.— Ah! Now you speak sensibly ! And you really want to pay 
fifty dollars for this little box without examining the contents. (Book- 
staver keeps looking anxiously off L. while talking.) 

Dr. — My dear Sir.!' Did I not over hear you talking to yourself. You 
were exulting over the fact that after years of patient hunting, you had 
at last obtained a fine specimen of that rare butterfly, the Humbughugious. 
{Aside.) It is worth at least a thousand. 

Book.— And so I have, as far as my humble judgment goes. 

D U# — Your humble judgment. Why such a profound man of science 
as you appear to be, must know— 

JBook.— Well I think I do (aside) know what's in this box. All right— 
They are coming down the hill. The marriage is over, and the old boy's 
done. [Aloud.) Weil! Sir! I can refuse nothing to so celebrated a man 
as Dr. Pompous ! Pay me fifty dollars and its yours I 

Dr. — [Counting out money.) Here, Sir, is the amount. You have 
done me a real favor. (Takes box.) Now, to examine my treasure. (Re- 
tires up stage.) 

Book.— (Pocketing money.) Sold again— and got the money — this 
timel Not a bad days work for a book agent. 

Dr.—- (Coming down c. in a rage.) Why you scoundrel! you swindler ! 
This is nothing but a common field butterfly ! 

Book. — Well ! I didn't say it wasn't. In my opinion, and as far as I 
know, it is a specimen of the Persifu 

Dr. —Vagabond. To make me pay fifty dollars for a (shows box, with 
big yellow paper butterfly pinned to the bottom,) common yellow grub, 
when I thought I was purchasing the lost species of butterfly ! 
Jack and Louisa, (entering.) 

Jack. —No, Sir 1 This is your lost butterfly. Mrs. Jack Hammer, at 
jour seryice. 



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Dr. — Why ! it's the wandering book agent. 

Book. — Yes ; and he's even with you now. If you had not insulted 
honest men in their calling, and looked down on your present son-in-law 
because he was a carpenter, while you are only a quack doctor yourself, 
you would have subscribed to my book, been forty dollars richer in pock- 
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STAGE DIRECTIONS. 

r. means Right of Stage, facing the Audience; l. Left; c. Centre; r. c. Right 
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Entrance; 2 e. Second Entrance; u. e. Upper Entrance; 1, 2 or 3 G. First, Second 
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167. Apple Blossoms, comedy, 3 acts — 7 3 

93. Area Belle (The), farce, 1 act 3 2 

40. Atchi, comedietta, 1 act 3 2 

89. Aunt Charlotte's Maid, farce, 1 act.. 3 i 

192. Game of Cards (A), comedietta, 1 3 
166. Bardell vs. Pickwick, sketch, 1 act. 6 

41. Beautiful Forever, farce, 1 act 2 

141. Bells (The), drama, 3 acts 9 

67. Birthplace of Podgers, farce, 1 act. . 7 
36. Black Sheep, drama, 3 acts 7 

160. Blow for Blow, drama, 4 acts 11 

70. Bonnie Fish Wife, farce, 1 act 3 1 

179. Breach of Promise,, drama, 2 acts.. 5 2 

25. Broken-Hearted Club, comedietta, 14 8 

24. Cabman, No. 93, farce, 1 act .2 2 

1. Caste, comedy, 3 acts 5 

69. Caught by the Cuff, farce, 1 act 4 

175. Cast" upon the World, drama, 5acts.l0 
55. Catharine Howard, historical play, 

3 acts 12 

80. Charming pair, farce, 1 act 4 

65. Checkmate, comedy, 2 acts 6 

68. Chevalier de St. George, drama, 3 9 

76. Chops of the Channel, farce, 1 act. 3 

149. Clouds, comedy, 4 acts 8 

121. Comical Countess, farce, 1 act 3 

107. Cupboard Love, farce, 1 act 2 

152. Cupid's Eye-Glass, comedy, 1 act... 1 

52. Cup of Tea, comedietta, 1 act 3 

148. Cut off with a Shilling, comedietta, 

1 act 2 

113. Cyrill's Success, comedy, 5 acts — 10 
199. Captain of the Watch (The), come- 
dietta, 1 act 4 2 

20. Daddy Gray, drama, 3 acts 8 4 

4. Dandelion's Dodges, farce, 1 act 4 2 

22. David Gar rick, comedy, 3 acts 8 3 

96. Dearest Mamma, comedietta, 1 act, 4 3 

16. Dearer than Life, drama, 3 acts 6 5 

58. Deborah (Leah) drama, 3 acts 7 6 

125. Deerfoot, farce, 1 act 5 1 

71. Doing for the Best, drama, 2 acts. . 5 3 

142. Dollars and Cents, comedy, 3 acts . . 9 4 



No. m. 

21. Dreams, drama, 5 acts ; 6 

186. Duchess de la Valliere, play, 5 acts. . 6 
47. Easy Shaving, farce, 1 act 5 

13). Everybody's Friend, comedy, 3 acts. 6 

200. Estranged, an operetta, 1 act 2 

103. Faust and Marguerite, drama, 3 acts, 9 
9. Fearful Tragedy in the Seven Dials, 
interlude, 1 act 4 

128. Female Detective, drama, 3 acts.. ..11 

101. Fernande, drama, 3 acts 11 

99. Fifth Wheel, comedy, 3 acts 10 

145. First Love, comedy, 1 act 4 

102. Foiled, drama. 4 acts 9 

88. Founded on Facts, farce, 1 act. . . . 4 

74. Garrick Fever, farce, 1 act 7 

53. Gertrude's Money Box, farce, 1 act. 4 
73. Golden Fetter (Fettered), drama, 3 11 
30. Goose with the Golden Eggs, farce, 

1 act 5 

131. Go to Putney, farce, 1 act 4 

28. Happy Pair, comedietta, 1 act 1 

151. Hard Case (A), farce, 1 act 2 

8. Henry Dunbar, drama, 4 acts 10 

180. Henry the Fifth, historical play, 5 38 

19. He's a Lunatic, farce, 1 act 3 

60. Hidden Hand, drama, 4 acts 5 

187. His Own Enemy, farce, 1 act 4 

174. Home, comedy, 3 acts 4 

64. Household Fairy, sketch, 1 act 1 

190. Hunting the Slipper, farce, 1 act 4 

191. High C, comedietta, 1 act 4 

197. Hunchback (The), play, 5 acts 14 

18. If I Had a Thousand a Year, farce, 

1 act 4 

116. I'm Not Mesilf at All, original Irish 
stew, 1 act 3 

129. In for a Holiday, farce, 1 act 2 

159. In the Wrong House, farce, 1 act. . . 4 

122. Isabella Orsini, drama, 4 acts 11 

177. I Shall Invite the Major, comedy, 1 4 

100. Jack Long, drama, 2 acts 9 

139. Joy is Dangerous, comedy, 2 acts. . . 3 

17. Kind to a Fault, comedy, 2 acts 6 

86. Lady of Lyons, play, 5 acts 12 

72. Lame Excuse, farce, 1 act 4 



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144. Lancashire Lass, melodrama, 5 acts.12 3 

34. Larkins' Love Letters, farce, 1 act.. 3 2 

137. L' Article 47, drama, 3 acts .11 5 

111. Liar (The), comedy, 2 acts 7 2 

119. Life Chase, drama, 5 acts 14 5 

165. Living Statue (The), farce, 1 act. ... 3 2 

48. Little Annie's Birthday, farce, 1 act. 2 4 

32. Little Rebel, farce, 1 act 4 3 

164. Little Ruby, drama, 3 acts 6 6 

109. Locked In, comedietta, 1 act 2 2 

85. Locked In Avith a Lady, sketch, 1 act. 1 1 

87. Locked Out, comic scene 1 2 

143. Lodgers and Dodgers, farce, 1 act.. 4 2 

189. Leap Year, musical duality, 1 act. . . 1 1 

163. Marcoretti, drama, 3 acts 10 3 

154. Maria and Magdalena, play, 4 acts . 8 6 
63. Marriage at Any Price, farce, 1 act. 5 3 
39. Master Jones' Birthday, farce, 1 act. 4 2 

7. Maud's Peril, drama, 4 acts 5 3 

49. Midnight Watch, drama, 1 act 8 2 

15. Milky White, drama, 2 acts 4 2 

46. Miriam's Crime, drama, 3 acts 5 2 

51. Model of a Wife, farce, 1 act 3 2 

184. Money, comedy, 5 acts 17 3 

108. Mr. Scroggins, farce, 1 act 3 3 

188. Mr. X., farce, 1 act 3 3 

169. My Uncle's Suit, farce, 1 act 4 1 

130. My Wife's Diary, farce, 1 act 3 1 

92. My Wife's Out, farce, 1 f>ct 2 2 

193. My Walking Photograph, musical 

duality, 1 act 1 1 

140. Never Reckon Your Chickens, etc., 

farce, 1 act 3 4 

115. New Men and Old Acres, comedy, 3 8 5 

2. Nobody's Child, drama, 3 acts 8 3 

57. Noemie, drama, 2 acts 4 4 

104. No Name, drama, 5 acts 7 5 

112. Not a Bit Jealous, farce, 1 act 3 3 

185. Not So Bad as We Seem, play, 5 acts. 14 3 
84. Not Guilty, drama, 4 acts 10 6 

117. Not Such a Fool as He Looks, drama, 

3 acts 5 4 

171. Nothing Like Paste, farce, 1 act 3 1 

14. No Thoroughfare, drama, 5 acts and 

prologue 13 6 

173. Oft the Stage, comedietta, 1 act 3 3 

176. On Bread and.Water, farce, 1 act. . . 1 2 

90. Only a Halfpenny, farce, 1 act 2 2 

170. Only Somebody, farce, 1 act 4 2 

33. One too Many for Him, farce, 1 act. 2 3 

3. £100,000, comedy, 3 acts 8 4 

97. Orange Bio -soms, comedietta, 1 act. 3 3 
66. Orange Girl, drama, in prologue 

and 3 acts 18 4 

172. Ours, comedy, 3 acts 6 3 

94. Our Clerks, farce, 1 act 7 5 

45. Our Domestics, comedy farce, 2 acts 6 6 

155. Our Heroes, military play. 5 acts. . .24 5 
178. Out at Sea, drama in prologue and 

4acts 16 5 

147. Overland Route, comedy, 3 acts 11 5 

156. Peace at Any Price, farce, 1 act 1 1 

82. Peep o' Day, drama, 4 acts 12 4 

127. Peggy Green, farce, 1 act 3 10 

23. Petticoat Parliament, extravaganza, 

in one act... 15 24 

Photographic Fix, farce, 1 act 3 2 

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Plot and Passion, drama, 3 acts 
Poll and Partner Jce, burlesque, 1 

act 10 3 

110. Poppleton's Predicaments, farce, 13 6 

50. Porter's Knot, drama, 2 acts 8 2 

59. Post Boy, drama, 2 acts 5 3 

95. Pretty Horse-Breaker, farce, lact.. 3 10 

181 and 182. Queen Mary, drama, 4 acts.38 8 

157. Quite at Home, comedietta, 1 act. . . 5 2 
196. Queerest Courtship (The), comic op 

eretta, 1 act 1 1 

132. Race for a Dinner, farce, 1 act 10 

183. Richelieu, play, 5 acts 16 2 

38. Rightful Heir, drama, 5 acts 10 2 

77. Roll of the Drum, drama, 3 acts. ... 8 4 
13. Ruy Bias, drama, 4 acts 12 4 

194. Rum, drama, 3 acts 7 4 

195. Rosemi Shell, travesty, 1 act, 4 

scenes 6 3 

158. School, comedy, 4 acts 6 6 

79. Sheep in Wolf' 8 Clothing, drama, 17 5 

37. Silent Protector, farce, 1 act 3 2 

35. Silent Woman, farce, 1 act 2 1 

43. Sisterly Service, comedietta, 1 act.. 7 2 
6. Six Months Ago, comedietta, 1 act. 2 1 

10. Snapping Turtles, duologue, 1 act. . 1 1 

26. Society, comedy, 3 acts 16 5 

78. Special Performances, farce, 1 act. . 7 3 
31. Taming a Tiger, farce, 1 act 3 

150. Tell-Tale Heart, comedietta, 1 act.. 1 2 

120. Tempest in a Teapot, comedy, 1 act. 2 1 
146. There's no Smoke Without Fire, 

comedietta, 1 act 1 2 

83. Thrice Married, personation piece, 

lact.. 6 1 

42. Time and the Hour, drama, 3 acts. . 7 3 

27. Time and Tide, drama, 3 acts and 

prologue 7 5 

133. Timothy to the Rescue, farce, 1 act. 4 2 
153. 'Tis Better to Live than to Die, 

farce, 1 act 2 1 

134. Tompkins the Troubadour, farce, 13 2 
29. Turning the Tables, farce, 1 act — 5 3 

168. Tweedie's Rights, comedy, 2 acts.. 4 2 

126. Twice Killed, farce, 1 act 6 3 

56. Two Gay Deceivers, farce, 1 act 3 

123. Two Polts, farce, 1 act 4 4 

198. Twin Sisters (The), comic operetta, 

lact 3 1 

162. Uncle's Will, comedietta, 1 act 2 1 

106. Up for the Cattle Show, farce, 1 act. 6 2 

81. Vandyke Brown, farce, 1 act 3 3 

124. Volunteer Review, farce, 1 act 6 6 

91. Walpole, comedy, 3 acts 7 2 

118. Wanted, a Young Lady, farce, 1 act. 3 

44. War to the Knife, comedy, 3 acts. . . 5 4 
105. Which of the Two? comedietta, lact 2 10 

98. Who is Who? farce, 1 act 3 2 

12. Widow Hunt, comedy, 3 acts 4 4 

5. William Tell with a Vengeance, 

burlesque 8 2 

Woman in Red, drama, 3 acts and 

prologue 6 

Woman's Vows and Mason's Oaths, 

4 acts 10 4 

Woodcock's Little Game, farce, 2 4 4 

Young Collegian (Cantab.), farce, 13 3 

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